Quarterly Investment Newsletter

4th QUARTER 2010
Quarter Ended 12/31/2010
Yield Curve Opportunities
With the yield curve so very steep, investors are paid while they wait for the flattening.


3rd QUARTER 2010

Quarter Ended 9/30/2010
Rethinking Passively Managed Fixed Income Mandates
Active management makes sense more than ever and now is the time to reassess mandates passively indexed to the indices with high government concentrations.


2nd QUARTER 2010
Quarter Ended 6/30/2010
Financial Sector: Health Checkup
From a bond investors perspective, it is important to recognize that the large banks making up much of the investment grade universe are much different today than they were before the financial crisis began in 2008.

1st QUARTER 2010
Quarter Ended 3/31/2010
Rolling Down a Steep Yield Curve and Other Strategic Thoughts
The most dramatic event in the 2009 fixed income markets was the historic reversal of credit spreads from their all time wides in 2009 and early 2009.